The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionThis is a study of the history, teachings, administrative structure and community life of the Baha'i faith, the youngest and fastest growing of the world's independent religions. |
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It would be difficult or perhaps impossible to establish precisely the generating
impulses that gave rise to the birth and development of any of the earlier major
religions of the world . An explanation of the nature of the teachings of the
Buddha ...
It would be difficult or perhaps impossible to establish precisely the generating
impulses that gave rise to the birth and development of any of the earlier major
religions of the world . An explanation of the nature of the teachings of the
Buddha ...
Page 68
In April 1937 the first seven - year plan was launched with three major goals : ( 1 )
to establish at least one local spiritual assembly in every state of the United
States and every province of Canada ; ( 2 ) to make certain that at least one Bahá'
í ...
In April 1937 the first seven - year plan was launched with three major goals : ( 1 )
to establish at least one local spiritual assembly in every state of the United
States and every province of Canada ; ( 2 ) to make certain that at least one Bahá'
í ...
Page 170
In the case of the " Mother Temple of the West " located in Wilmette , Illinois , the
architect integrated several major architectural traditions and wove together in his
design the symbols of several of the major revealed religions . In his own words ...
In the case of the " Mother Temple of the West " located in Wilmette , Illinois , the
architect integrated several major architectural traditions and wove together in his
design the symbols of several of the major revealed religions . In his own words ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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| Title | The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global Religion |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Douglas Martin |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1989 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 26 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 0060637935, 9780060637934 |
| Length | 228 pages |
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